Union minister Dharmendra launches Yuva Sangam portal
Source: Chronicle News Service / PIB

Imphal, February 06 2023: Union minister of education and skill development and entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday launched the Yuva Sangam portal in New Delhi.

Around 1000 youths will participate in the pilot project - Yuva Sangam.

The launch programme was attended by Union minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju; Union minister for culture, tourism and DONER G Kis-han Reddy, Union minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and I & B Anurag Singh Thakur; Union minister of state for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar; and union minister of State for Education Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.

Members of Parliament from the North-Eastern states also attended the event.

Ministry of education conceptualised 'Yuva Sangam' under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat in collaboration with various other ministries and departments such as Culture, Tourism, Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, Home Affairs, Department for Development of North-East Region (DoNER) and 1RCTC to strengthen people-to-people connect and build empathy between youth of the north eastern states and other states.

The Yuva Sangam will focus on conducting exposure tours of the youth comprising students and off-campus youngsters from the NE states to other parts of the country and vice versa.

It will provide an immersive, multidimensional experience of various facets under four broad areas of Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development) and Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect).

Speaking on the occasion, Dharmendra Pradhan informed that it is yet another initiative of Prime Min ister Narendra Modi for cementing the bond between the north-east and rest of India.

Pradhan said that in line with the spirit of ' Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat', Yuva Sangam will strengthen people-to-people bonds, mainstream the vibrant culture of the north-eastern states and bring immense exposure and opportunities for knowledge exchanges, especially for the youth in the NE.

Pradhan further said that Yuva Sangam will celebrate India's diversity, rejuvenate the spirit of oneness and highlight the strength of India's democracy as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A unique initiative, Yuva Sangam will further strengthen the 'Spirit of India' in Amrit Kaal, he added.

The minister then invited the youth to come forward, register themselves and also provide suggestions for the Yuva Sangam.

While addressing the gathering, Rijiju said that the initiative of 'Yuva Sangam' will inculcate common spirit of understanding among thousands of youth participating in the program, which will resonate throughout the country and contribute immensely towards building a truly Shreshtha Bharat.

He further said that in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisioned a stronger and united India by launching several development projects and programmes for furthering the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

Giving, his observation, G Kishan Reddy said that to enable the youth to understand and identify with the diversity of India, Yuva Sangam tours are being organised for youth of different states, with an aim to promote a sense of respect towards each other's heritage, culture, customs and traditions to further the spirit of Shreshtha Bharat.

Through the course of the programme, students will interact with each other in the areas of language, literature, cuisine, festivals, cultural events and tourism.

They will get a first hand experience of living in a completely different geographical and cultural scenario, he added.

Thakur also said that India is a unique nation, whose fabric has been woven by diverse linguistic, cultural, and religious threads, held together into a composite national identity.

He stressed that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi various initiatives such as National Education Policy 2020, Khelo India, Fit India Movement, increased budget allocation, etc., have been taken up and made to benefit the youth of the country.

He further said that the idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, a sustained and structured cultural connect among people of different regions, was mooted by PM Modi.

These initiatives will empower youth to take India from Amrit Kaal to Swarnim Kaal, he added.

Higher Education secretary K Sanjay Murthy welcomed all the dignitaries and AICTE chairman professor TG Sitharam proposed the vote of thanks while National Educational Alliance for Technology (AICTE) chief co-ordinating officer Dr Buddha Chandrashekhar made the detailed presentation about the portal.

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